The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-30
PRETTY WORK At FOOTBALL
Several Fine Games Played Yesteraay-l
Bad Defeat for Staten Island.

BAD Defeat for Staten Island.
A spirited game In the first round of ties
for tho American Football Associations cup
was played yesterday afternoon by tho Alma
and Caledonian Club teams. It resulted In q
victory for the former by five goals to one. In
the first half time the Almas got two goals,
both by ]. Grey-the first in five minutes. tho
second in thirty minutes. In the second half
the Almas got throe goals-two by F. Cornell
and one by 7. Brennan. The only goal kicked
lef the y as q The
i. Hirst for Alma and A. Hall for Caiedonians.
Eady kfRt g9MS well for hH
Patterson, and Guy played in good form.
CRESCENT vs.. STATEN IsLND.
The first game in the American Football
Union championship series between the Cres;
ake G%b w Hso the
ingston. Staten Island. Over 600 spectators
were present, and although the Islanders got
Smith made two touchdowns for the winners,
and Edwards converted them into goals.
Staten Island touched down twice for safety.
cont. 10; Station Island, l.
BROOKLYN HILL vs.. PRINCETON FRESHMEN.
The 81 freshmen class Of Princeton College
administered a sound drubbing to the Brook
Washington Park. Brooklyn. Forty. eight points
were scored from touchdowns by, Taintor,
iou eoas Ths HIS aid mot eore
NEW YORK ATHLETIC vs.. OLYMPIC.
The New York and Olympic Athletic Clubs
played NJ the Polo Grounds yesterday The
play was rather rough. The New York men
Olympics tben scored a touch down and made
goal after 20 minutes work. New York secured
It's second touch down in "a minutes 80 seq
opds The score in points was: New York. 8
PRINCETON VS.. wEsLEyAN.
PRINCETON. Oct. .2o.-Princeton played the
first game Of ootball for the INTERCOLLEGIATE
championship to-day with the Wesleyan team.
and beat the latter by u score Of 50 too. The
was we on Tst ha
scored 40 points. but in the second half Wes-
leyan boldly changed their tactics and became
their own territory. and permitting her to score
only 20.
dydd
downs and a goal from the field, Price four
toucbdowns, Cowen two. and George and
was rather loose, and the men often iumbled
the ball. number OF changes had been made
in the Princeton team; Price captained Prince
ton in place Of Wagenhurst.
WILLIAMS vs. RUTGERS.
SPRINGFIELD, Oct. 29.-The Williams College
football team defeated the Rutgers College
team to-day at Williamston. Score. IL too.
TRINITY vs.. AMHURsr.
HARTFORD, Oct. 29.-The Trinity College team
played their first game in the Eastern Inter-
collegiate Football Association series with
Amherst to-day on the Ward street grounds.
winning by a score Of % to q. The Trinity
team outplayed Amherst at every point and
the scoring OF tho latter was accidental. The
five runs bv Barber, half-back OF the Trinity
gooi work work Tor trinity was as done by Brnley.
Buckley. and Griswold, and for Amherst by
Phillips and Storrs.
SOUTH BETHLEHEM Pa. Oct. 29.-Lehigh
defeated La Fayette to-day In n closely con-
tested game of football, by score of 10 to 4.
Corbin made both touch downs Tor Lehigh, and
Van Loon the one for La Fayette. and La Fay
was extremely rough neither side scoring in
tho second half.